Add Trump’s Yemen Veto to Obama’s Spotty War Legacy
The president's decision to maintain U.S. support for a disastrous conflict relied on legal arguments crafted by the last administration.
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This Is Not How You Stabilize the Middle East
This week's summit in Warsaw is a pale imitation of a serious effort three decades ago.
It Will Take More Than Congress to Cure America’s War Addiction
All that talk about "reclaiming" congressional war powers? Historically, Congress has applauded presidential wars.
Are 100 Years Enough?
The close of World War I was supposed to end the world’s reliance on arms—and empire. But on the centenary, the Middle East offers proof that this hasn’t happened.
Climate Change Is Aggravating the Suffering in Yemen
Millions are starving in the war-torn country. A Yemeni researcher argues that leading polluters bear some responsibility.
A War Without Civilian Deaths?
What arguments for a more humane approach to war conceal
Don’t Count on Republicans to Punish Saudi Arabia
They've been capitulating to Trump for two years now. The murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi isn't likely to change that.
How the New Democrats Could End the Drone Wars
Leftist challengers in 2018 have an opportunity to tackle one of the most troubling legacies of the Obama years.
The One Thing About Yemen Everyone Gets Wrong
No brokered diplomatic solution will succeed without on-the-ground legitimacy. And legitimacy is won locally.
Democrats’ Responsibility for America’s Forever War
Trump is expanding the foreign policy failures of previous administrations. Why aren't his opponents in Congress more vocal about it?
A Model Businessman
What Dave Eggers misses in his story of a Yemeni-American man’s rise
The Passive Foreign Policy President
How Donald Trump's hands-off approach to Saudi Arabia squanders the U.S.'s leverage in the Middle East
Trump’s Blank Check for Saudi Arabia
As the kingdom makes mass arrests at home and tensions spike in the region, the United States looks on.
Trump’s Air War
Far from being an isolationist, the president is one of the country's most hawkish in modern history.
Our Bad Foreign Policy
Bernie Sanders's speech at Westminster College was an attempt to break through the calcified ideologies of the national security establishment.
What We Know About Donald Trump’s Middle East Policy
He faces numerous possible pitfalls in his first official trip to the region—as well as opportunities.
How Not to Fight Terrorism
Instead of correcting Obama's missteps, Trump is exploiting the public's worst fears.
This Is What Happens When the U.S. Arms Unstable Regimes
Where are all the weapons we gave Yemen?
